UW–Madison employees can sign up to receive important campus information sent directly to their smartphones or other mobile devices. Any UW‒Madison employee is welcome to join a WhatsApp group. WhatsApp Campus Information Groups are available in six languages: English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali. Subscribers receive about 5–6 messages per month, including campus updates, event announcements, and information about resources for UW employees. These are not chat rooms and employees cannot respond to messages they receive. Employees who have little or no access to computers at work, need language support, or work away from their desk may find WhatsApp Campus Information Groups helpful. Find instructions for installing WhatsApp at cls.wisc.edu/whatsapp.

As part of the Administrative Transformation Program (ATP), UW‒Madison will be transitioning to Workday, a cloud-based software platform that will streamline and simplify administrative processes. A new video series provides an overview of what will change when Workday goes live in July 2025. This month’s video, What’s Changing with Security Roles, previewsl employment information. New resources will be added monthly leading up to the start of Workday training in March 2025. Learn more and access posted videos at any time with your UW login.

Proposals are invited from speakers who would like to share their ideas with colleagues from across campus at the UW–Madison IT Professionals Conference. This year's conference will be hybrid, with both in-person and virtual sessions on May 30 and virtual sessions only on May 31. Conference organizers are looking for presentations about creative solutions to technical problems, innovative new tools or processes, and valuable lessons learned from a project or experience. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on March 29.

Communities of practice (CoPs) are peer-organized learning communities that bring together people from across an organization to teach one another, share resources, and find inspiration in their connections and creativity. CoPs provide a cost-effective way to share information, solve problems collectively, innovate, and train new staff. Dozens of CoPS are active at UW–Madison, including groups with interests in communication and project management; education and outreach; human resources; leadership; research; technology; and workplace culture. Find a CoP or learn how to start a new community of practice online.